Do you know someone who is always annoying you? Do you ever feel like yelling at them? This is just a little guide to help you next time that annoying person comes around.

Steps

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Practice talking to them in the mirror. Try different ways of telling them that they annoy you without sounding too harsh. Work on your facial expressions so that you don't look too mean.

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Talk to a close friend about it, they could calm you down if you get too steamed.

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Tell them nicely when they start to annoy you, as you practiced. Don't shout at them or say anything you might regret, just explain that their behavior is sometimes quite annoying and you hope they are not insulted. When you first tell them, be nice about it and hopefully they will understand and stop being annoying.

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If they still don't stop annoying you, say something. It could be something like, "The way you act around me is annoying me" or "Could you please stop it?". Still say it nicely, but firmly.

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Back yourself up with a friend who knows about your situation. If the person starts annoying you, tell your friend or give them a sign such as rolling your eyes, and then your friend could create an excuse for both of you to walk away from the person. Don't make it really obvious that you are trying to get away from the person, or they will think you are mean, especially if they do not mean to annoy you.

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If all the above fail, try to avoid the person around school or wherever you see them. Try to avoid talking to them and then maybe they will realize that you don't want to talk to them anymore and they will stop it.

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Try not to lose your temper with them. Visualize somewhere calm and try to breathe slowly so that you don't start shouting at them, especially at school. Walk away from any situation where you are getting angry and if they follow you, tell them firmly that you don't want to talk to them.

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Remember that they might not be purposely annoying you, it might just be one of their characteristics. People could find some things that you do annoying, so don't be too harsh to the person or you could offend them and upset them. If you feel the situation is starting to get out of control, if they are getting angry for example, walk away or a fight could break out.

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If they don't get the message, and still annoy you and your friends, tell them you need some "us time". Tell them that for a little while, you want to spend some time with your other friends, and suggest they look for other friends too. Suggest it nicely though. You don't want to sound rude.

Community Q&A

If there is a girl who keeps being annoying and you get so mad and you want to say something mean, what do you do?

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Don't show that emotion. Acting as if she's not getting to you mad will make her grow tired of annoying you. Either she is jealous of you in some way or she has a crush on you and is trying to get your attention. Saying something mean will either give her attention or justify her in continuing to be annoying, so let it be and just say boring things back, like: "Really", "Yeah", "Uh-huh" and nothing much else.

Try your best to be cool near them. If you have to be near them for academic or work purposes, just try your best to ignore them or communicate with them nicely. Being polite is a good way of putting a barrier between you and someone you don't really want to engage with, without looking unkind.

What to do if a close relative talks for hours and all they talk about is garbage?

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Is it really hours? It may seem so, but if it really is, you have better things to do with your time and you can kindly say that you need to be somewhere else, then leave their presence politely. During the time they are talking, be abrupt about the topic, using a cut-off line such as "Well, it might seem that way to you but it's not like that and I don't think there's any purpose to talking about it any further.", or "That's never been my experience, you probably just had one-off bad luck." Refuse to discuss the minutiae, then change the subject.

If you pay attention in study hall and do well, you could show off a little because you do know they aren't getting any work done. Most of all, not showing your feelings is a great way to keep annoying people away from you.

Try to be considerate. You could talk to the guy and tell him, "Hey, I feel that you are consistently bugging me. Would you mind stopping [X behavior] please?" Being specific about what it is the person is doing is far better than suggesting the actual person is annoying. After all, he quite possibly considers some things you do to be annoying too or maybe you gave him reason to think you didn't mind his behavior before.

What if you have done all you can do but someone keeps trying on purpose to get on your nerves?

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If you're at work, go to a supervisor and explain what acts of obstruction or interference your coworker is running. Or,, if it's a friend tell them it really clear one more time and make it known that if it keeps up, you'll be keeping away, as they don't deserve your friendship if they won't respect your boundaries. If it's a family member, tell them to stop in the manner of a broken record and arrange things to stay out of their way.

What should I do if my friends are talking behind my back badly about my parent?

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First, politely ask them to stop. Tell them that what they're saying hurts your feelings or that it is offensive. If they keep doing it, stop hanging out with them. Real friends would not be doing that.

Tell them they are no one to judge you and slip away, but calmly. Then try to improve yourself on the points that people think you are annoying on as you don't want them to avoid you but stil.if you are judged in a bad way, just refer to it once and keep it in mind, don't take it too seriously.

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Tips

When trapped in a conversation with an annoying person, just say, "Oh, that reminds me of something I need to do" and walk away in a rush.

Remember that no one can make you feel inferior without your permission! Hold your head high and know that you have worth and you can find equal amount of people that support you. People with low self esteem find pleasure in putting others down to make themselves feel good about their own short comings. Be Strong!

Find other people to talk to when the annoying person starts coming towards you. Don't be rude, but don't acknowledge them too much and they might move on to someone else.

Don't start a fight, it will have punishments and it is unnecessary. There is never any reason to fight, unless they start attacking you and you have to retaliate in self defense.

Remember that, sometimes, two people just don't get along.

If you feel yourself getting angered, then try to think of something that relaxes you, like a calming lake of some sort.

Avoid eye contact.

If they are annoying in all ways, just ignore them and move on.

If the annoying person tries to talk to you while you're walking past her desk, start walking more quickly so she thinks you have important work to do.

Ask a teacher to move class or move seats to stop sitting next to you!

Try not to be too mean. If they are your friend, being rude could accidentally end the friendship, especially if they are quick to anger.

Keep a diary and record what they did to annoy you, this way you may start to see a pattern and be able to avoid it in the future, e.g. if they annoy you by commenting on how you eat around them, then don't eat around them.

Violence is not the answer. Be careful. Be kind, and do NOT try to put them down.

You say some things that in my school would be considered really mean. Add ways to tell them to stop instead of just ignoring them because they won't know what they did wrong and will begin to not like you.

try ignoring them.

have patience.

Do it back to them if they do not stop.

Say get out of my face you nerd does stay away from me I hate you you are so annoying I do not want to see you I am not talking to you we are finished.

If you are with your friend and the annoying person comes up, say you and your friend have to do something important. If they ask what so important, say it's a surprise. If they ask another question then say we have to go now bye.

When you tell them they are annoying you,tell them in private,and tell the calmly and nicely.Talk to them about it maybe in between classes,at Lunch or after school.Tell them something like,"Hey,(their name),you have been annoying me lately.I don't know if your doing it in purpose or not.Im not mad,I just would please like you to quit."

If they are a former, or current friend, and they have your phone number, and they start bothering you on social media, or through text, you can just block their phone number, or add them to your "Reject List" or "ignore and report" them on social media . If they are bothering you through Text. You can just say "Please Leave Me Alone and delete my number." If they refuse, tell them something like, "I am Serious. Delete my number. Stop bullying me and everybody else." (And tell the principal, teacher, parent, or older sibling.).

Do not be rude to the person who is annoying you. If the person who is annoying you is a friend, you might hurt his/her feelings and he/she could turn against you.

Warnings

Be careful on who you share your feeling of annoyance with. Make sure that you tell them in a quiet place where no one will overhear. Also make sure that if you do tell someone, that they aren't a close friend of the other person, or you could end up in an argument with them instead.

Avoid complaining about this annoying person to a friend that you both share (e.g. "Heather was being so annoying today she's always seeking attention!"). Because they could tell them everything you have said against that person.

Make sure that they know you want nothing to do with them. If they think annoying you is funny, then they have something seriously wrong with them and you need to tell someone.

Be blunt. Tell someone when they're annoying. And for pity's sake, don't suffix your opinion with "...not!" or "...just kidding." This person is annoying you. There is no touchy feel "nice way" to tell someone they're annoying, just an honest an non-ignorable way. If they protest, tell them exactly why they are annoying.

This may seem mean, but there actually are people who are just naturally annoying. Everyone despises them and they are often simply clueless about it. If this is the case, just ignore them. Sure, they'll try to talk a little bit, but try to end the conversation immediately. Try telling them you have to go and just bail, or maybe say you have to talk to someone else for something important and go to that person.

Always remember and take in to consideration that there is a difference between someone who is accidentally annoying and is not mindful of what they do and how it affects the people around them which causes the hatred of others towards the immature person, and someone who emotionally abuses others (especially yourself) just because it satisfies them due to the emotional abuser having serious mental health problems such as narcissistic or/and sadistic personality disorder. You can clearly identify the type of person who you are dealing with and why they act like this by if this person is manipulative, purposely annoys others (especially or/and at least annoys others repeatedly), the annoying person shows signs of satisfaction such as laughter from annoying others, the annoying person becomes aggressive (even violent) when annoyed even the slightest even once, the annoying person is a control freak, crosses boundaries and annoys others (especially yourself) on purpose.